Discover that Yugambeh comes from yugam, “no”, with an emphatic ending, compare how neighbouring nations’ names were formed, and explore clan-name meanings.
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What students do
- Learn that Yugambeh comes from yugam, “no”, with an emphatic ending
- Compare how neighbouring nations’ names were formed
Australian Curriculum
- Year levels
- Years 6 to 9
- Learning areas
- LanguagesEnglish
- A_TSIC1Diverse languages and cultural expressions, and the right to maintain and control themCulture
- A_TSIP1Two distinct First Nations Peoples, each made up of many nationsPeople
Suggested links to version 9.0 of the Australian Curriculum cross-curriculum priorities: First Nations histories and cultures. Summaries are in our own words; see ACARA for the full organising ideas.
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